Ethos
What is the definition of Jargon?
The use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. These specialized terms are used to convey hidden meanings accepted and understood in that field.
What rhetorical device has this definition?
Definition: The speaker changes the order of the words or phrases in a sentence to invoke a sense of powerful emotion.
Chiasmus
What rhetorical device has this definition?
Definition: The repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking. It may feature repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis, or it can be used as a literary device to create a parallel position between opposite ideas through grammatical elements to emphasize contrast.
Parallelism
What rhetorical device can be used to promote comparison?
Analogy
What rhetorical device has this definition?
Definition: A short and interesting story taken from your past experience - or that of someone you know or have heard about.
Anecdote
What is another rhetorical device that can be used to promote ethos?
Distinctio
What is the name of the rhetorical device in this example?
"It's raining cats and dogs."
Hyperbole
True or False? An example of parallelism is this iconic quote: "That’s one step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
True
What is the definition of Analogy?
Creating a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, make a comparison, and also provide an explanation as well with additional information or context.
What novel is this example of an Anecdote from?
"While he was not always a Butler; he used to be the silver polisher for some people in New York that had a silver service for two hundred people. He had to polish it from morning till night, until finally it began to affect his nose…”
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is the definition of Distinctio?
The intentional reference or definition of a word in order to remove confusion, misunderstanding or ambiguity.
What is the definition of Hyperbole?
The use of exaggeration for emphasis of an idea.
What is another rhetorical device commonly used with pathos?
Personification
What is the definition of Personification?
The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or inanimate object.